up through the city. and he east bay. look at 580, 880. so if you notice somebody that has to be on the road, they will probably be delayed and maybe stay off the roads there if you can. back to you. >> thanks. well cbs evening news is next on kpix. local news continues on our streaming service cbs news bay area. >> oh, yeah, it's coming down. >> heavy snow, rain, strong winds better the west coast. speak with like to urge people to staff the roads. >> nearly 40 million americans under weather advisories. the growing threat for flash flooding and landslides is another major storm hits california. >> damaging winds, tornadoes cannot be ruled out. >> major: the "cbs evening news" starts now. ♪ ♪ >> major: good evening, everyone. thank you for joining us.

i'm major garrett and for norah. would begin tonight with nearly all of california under the threat of dangerous mother with yet another atmospheric river slamming the west coast. torrential rains, snow, damaging winds, and possible tornadoes are expected in this multi-day storm. bringing threats of severe flooding and mudslides. flash flood warnings are in effect for parts of los angeles county, while residents in the santa monica mountains in hollywood hills have been warned to be ready to evacuate due to the possibility of mud and debris flows. this is the second batch of storms to hit the region in recent weeks leaving little time for rainsoaked hillsides to dry out. california's office of emergency services prepositioned equipment and rescue crews in several counties, as the storm moved ashore. cbs's carter evans starts us out tonight from los angeles. >> reporter: this latest atmospheric river is delivering another crushing blow to california. the overnight deluge made

driving on roads treacherous in sacramento and the bay area, resulting in spin outs and close calls. adilene martinez and her baby girl were in the backseat when their suv crashed into a median. >> in that crash ended up happening, i woke up. i checked, she was fine. >> reporter: the state central coast has already been inundated with more than 6 inches of rain in some areas. this is what santa barbara's airport look like today. it was shut down. and pinned under nearby rushing waters, a gruesome discovery. right now a swift water rescue team is recovering a body from a trickle of the water. it's not clear if it's a weather-related death but the body certainly came down this stream. >> it's not uncommon for us to see these types of emergencies as water begins to recede. >> reporter: the storms brought down trees and part of this hillside along u.s. 101 near the oregon border. further south in ventura county,

firefighter shoveled mud and stacked sandbags to divert water from homes and streets. but even cleanup crews wound up getting stuck. >> there's lots of hillsides, lots of falling rocks and trees. so the roads are very hazardous. >> reporter: just south of l.a., the ground and rancho palos verdes is shifting, buckling, and collapsing as the city continues to battle the perils of oversaturation. meanwhile, in this era, a winter storm warning is in effect until wednesday. heavy snow and gusting winds are expected to create blizzard conditions along the highways, making travel across the region dangerous. that here in socal, these mudslides are destructive and expensive. you can see these cars are pretty much totaled and they are still cleaning up from last week set of storms which led to nearly 600 landslides in the l.a. area and more rain is in the forecast, so the danger is not over. major. >> major: so many hazards. carter evans, thank you. for more on the massive pacific

storm let's bring meteorologist chris warren from our partners at the weather channel. chris, good evening. >> good evening, major. a virtual look at a very wet and soggy los angeles. with this powerful system that's lingering off the coast, sending in more rain, more moisture, the potential for more flooding, mudslides, landslides, debris flows still a possibility, not just possible through tomorrow morning. there's going to be some flooding, flash flooding. but it's likely through parts of ventura and los angeles counties a lot of moisture still coming up from the tropics and subtropics here keeping the thread going. by the middle of the week we are watching the next system in the central and eastern time zones, but this, major, looks like mainly rain event for the big cities in the northeast. >> major: chris warren, thank you so much. overseas, the mysterious death of russian opposition leader alexi tebaldi has silent protests across russia and local outrage around the world. tonight, navalny's widow is continuing the fight for a free

russia as she accuses vladimir putin of killing her husband and "hiding his body. cbs's chris livesay reports. >> reporter: he was the kremlin's fiercest critic, now alexei navalny's widow, yulia navalnaya, filling the painful void boldly accusing the russian president himself. "vladimir putin killed the father of my children, who took away the dearest thing i had." for days, the "cbs evening news" family has demanded to see his body but tonight, russian investigators say they will hold it for at least two more weeks for examination. in her searing indictment, his widow alleges it's all to cover up traces of poisoning. it was another of putin's nova chocks, the same nerve agent that nearly killed him in 2020. for his legions of outrage supporters, he's now a martyr. "we are here to honor the memory

of a hero,." as if speaking from the grave, navalny sought to steal the spines of his supporters in a documentary just two years a ago. >> my message when i'm scaled is very simple. don't give out. >> reporter: the outrage truly is worldwide. in rome, people are demanding justice for alexei navalny and casting blame squarely on the kremlin. even more sanctions against russia are under consideration. >> major: chris livesay, thank you. ukrainian president vladimir zaleski sounded the alarm today about ukraine's shortage of ammunition to fight off the russian invasion. he said russian troops are taking advantage of u.s. delays in providing more military aid to ukraine. president biden again today criticized house republicans for refusing to approve his request of $60 billion in military and economic assistance to ukraine.

now to the 2024 election with south carolina's republican primary less than a week away, the states former governor nikki haley is hoping for an upset despite polls showing her down by double digits to current g.o.p. frontrunner and former president donald trump. cbs's caitlin huey-burns spoke with a defiant haley on the campaign trail. >> reporter: trailing donald trump by more than 30 points in her home state, former south carolina governor nikki haley is plowing on. a speaker at the end of the day, want to close that gap. want to make sure that we continue to show that there's a purpose there. >> reporter: in order to win back the nomination you have to win some states. what states do you think you can win? >> we are playing all of them. after south carolina are going to have another 20 states. only three states have voted. we don't anoint kings here. >> reporter: to your supporters who want to see you get to the nomination, how exactly do you get there? >> one state at a time.

one state at a time. if i were to get out of the race now, it will be the longest general election in history. the political leaders are saying you should get out? why should i get out? do we not want states to vote? >> reporter: a win in south carolina on saturday would give trump his fourth straight victory in a row, facing that prospect haley is focusing her campaign speeches here on the former presidents mounting legal challenges and his posture toward russia. >> i don't know why he keeps getting weak in the knees when it comes to russia. but i'll tell you what. russia is not getting weak in the knees. >> reporter: trump made his first comment about the death of russian opposition leader alexei navalny in that truth social post monday, connecting it to his own legal woes. saying "we are a nation in decline." trump received a $353 million fine in a court case on friday and over the weekend he tried to rally support of a sneaker convention in philadelphia where he unveiled a new lineup shoes.

>> it's a slightly different audience than i'm used to but i love this audience. >> reporter: with just five days to go until the south carolina primary, both republican candidates will be campaigning here tomorrow in the same area. donald trump has a town hall and nikki haley's have to deliver a speech on the state of the race and she's define calls to drop out. >> major: caitlin huey-burns, thank you. now to significant elements in the red sea. iranian-backed houthi militants claimed they took down a $30 million m to nine reaper, u.s. official tells cbs news unmanned aircraft crashed off the coast of yemen but the cause is under investigation. a houthi missile strike by the group terrorizing vital international shipping lanes forced the crew of a cargo vessel to abandon ship in one of the worst attack so far. it all comes after u.s. central command says and took out a houthi underwater attack drone over the weekend. the first time that type of

weapon has been used in this conflict. for last night 60 minutes, norah o'donnell spoke to the u.s. navy admiral leading the fight against the houthis unmanned vessels. >> do other countries have these so-called suicide drone boats? >> they are iranian manufactured, exported to the houthis who adapted them for their own use. in this particular case. other countries around the world have different applications. >> norah: frightening. >> it's frightening. it's concerning. it's clearly why we pay so much attention to putting more eyes out on the water. detecting the small boats where they are accrued or unaccrued, they both can have a significant effect. by the same token it's why we are watching all the threats from the houthi for less on the water in the missile threats in particular. >> major: israel has given hamas a deadline to return hostages held in gaza or face a ground offensive in the city of rafah where an estimated

1,500,000 civilians are sheltering. that deadline is by the muslim holy month of ramadan which begins in early march. cbs's holly williams reports anger is growing across israel over a newly released video showing the youngest hostage being held by hamas. >> reporter: tonight israel's military released this security camera video which they say they recently found in southern gaza, apparently showing the bibas family the same day they were kidnapped, october 7th, being moved by the militants. baby kfir was nine months old at the time. the youngest hostage. taken with his 4-year-old brother ariel and their parents, shiri and yarden. in november, as hamas released over 100 hostages during a seven-day cease-fire, the group claimed shiri and her two children have been killed in an air strike. but the militants haven't shown any proof or handed over

anybody's. despite mounting international criticism, israel's prime minister, benjamin netanyahu, seems determined to launch an offensive in rafah. tonight he vowed to punish the militants who took the bibas family. >> we will bring these kidnappers of babies and mothers to justice. >> i say give them what they want. just bring back my family. >> reporter: yifat zailer is a cousin of shiri bibas and her two boys. we spoke to her for the new video was made public. so you are in a kind of limbo. >> for me, my family is still there. still very much alive until, you know, we receive the confirmation. >> reporter: there are thought to be around 130 remaining hostages. tonight hamas said that only freed them in exchange for palestinian prisoners. an major, hamas said another

precondition for releasing hostages is israel "stopping the aggression." >> major: holly williams, thank you. back here at home, minnesota community is in shock and mourning tonight after two police officers and a paramedic were shot and killed while responding to a domestic violence call early sunday morning. cbs minnesota's jonah kaplan is there. >> i need an ambulance to 30 third avenue and i need two additional ambulances. >> reporter: a call for backup and then a command to get back. >> medics please back up. back up and turn off lights. >> reporter: according to investigators and then barricaded himself inside a home with ages two to 15, after an hour long santa fe on sunday the man opened fire killing two officers on the paramedic who tried to save them. >> several officers did return fire. i will know this individual had several guns and large amount of ammunition.

>> reporter: cbs news minnesota tonight confirming the suspect as 38-year-old shannon gooden. court documents reveal he was a convicted felon who could not legally own a gun. they tackled burnsville pd officers paul elmstrand and matthew ruge, both 27. adam finseth, a paramedic, was 40. the gunmen also died but the children were physically unharmed. the shooting, reminder of how domestic calls can turn deadly for first responders." first responders. >> we are heartbroken. we are heartbroken. we are going to need time to be together. >> reporter: fbi data shows the more than 500 officers killed in the last decade, nearly 10% were responding to domestic disturbance. what do sheriffs, what two police chiefs now tell their deputies and their officers? >> stay the course he remember your mission. remember why you chose this profession. remember why you wanted to swear that oath to put on that shield and remember how you much you love your community.

>> reporter: the medical examiner tonight releasing his reports and just now confirming again the 31st responders died of gunshot wounds. some in the chest, some in the torso. two of the officers hit multiple times. major, we are also learning to light that a third police officer that was struck, he survived and is now home from hospital. >> major: cbs minnesota's jonah kaplan, thank you. if i cry takes a terrifying turn when a woman is attacked by a cougar. the details next. what if we need to see a doctor away from home? ucard gets you in with medicare advantage's largest national provider network. how 'bout using it at the pharmacy? yes - your ucard is all you need. huh - that's easy! can it help keep my smile looking good? yep! use your ucard at the dentist. say cheese! get access to what matters with the ucard only from unitedhealthcare. struggling with the highs and lows of bipolar 1?

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>> major: tonight we go in-depth on the issue of food insecurity on college campuses. recent studies show at least one and three students is dealing with this growing problem. cbs's elise preston shows us how one university is serving up a solution. >> reporter: at the university of california, davis, students may have an appetite for

knowledge but this line isn't for textbooks. it's to receive food. >> rent is unbelievably expensive. >> it's unfortunate that food and groceries and just basic needs costs are so gigantic. >> reporter: senior erin cashin showed up 90 minutes before the doors opened at the on-campus food pantry. >> i literally structure my class schedules around being able to come to the pantry. >> reporter: it's run by students. many of whom are working here because they've found help here. >> it feels good to back and know that i needed here. >> reporter: can you describe what it feels like when you don't know where your next meal is coming from? >> just like really, like, anxious. >> reporter: leslie kemp runs the university's basic center. she believes it's important to offer items like fresh produce, which is grown on the student farm and donated to the pantry. >> a dollar today buys a third of the commodities that have bought when i was in school.

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